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Some Oklahoma propositions will have big impacts, officials say

MOORE — Voters in Moore, one of Oklahoma City's fastest growing suburbs, will decide Tuesday on a $25.1 million sales tax measure for parks, one of many issues facing Oklahoma residents this election cycle.

In Tulsa County, voters will have the chance to extend the Vision 2025 sales tax, which is projected to generate $748.8 million over the next two decades.

Payne County voters will be asked to decide a traditionally contentious issue — whether to allow single-drink liquor sales on Sundays.

The city of Moore, which has added 15,000 new residents in the past decade, would use the money to build a massive new city park at SE 4 and Broadway streets.

Moore City Manager Stephen Eddy said the new park would include a new community center, an amphitheater, new jogging trails and an aquatic center. He said the new park will probably be about 50 to 60 acres in size.

Eddy said the city has had to spend a lot of its time and money in recent years upgrading streets, adding fire stations and a new wastewater treatment plant to deal with Moore's population growth.

“It's a quality-of-life issue we've been talking about for some time,” Eddy said. “Our park space, our open space … are lacking in facilities and some other things.

“The new park is something we think will be a huge quality-of-life issue or an economic development issue to bring people to Moore.”

Voters in Moore also will be asked to approve a four-year, quarter-cent sales tax to pay for improvements of the city's existing parks.

Eddy said the temporary tax is expected to generate more than $7 million before it terminates.

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